The 2017 Dynamic Portugal Open, was the second

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pool event in 2017. The event was won by Netherlands'

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who defeated Spain's

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9–5 in the final. In winning the event, van den Berg won his tenth Euro Tour event. The event was the last tournament in the European qualification for the

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and

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qualified as first and second place of the one-year ranking of the Euro Tour, and competed at the 9-Ball men's event. The Games were won by

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, with Filler losing in the last 16, and Alcaide in the quarter-finals.

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 194 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as

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Tournament format

Prize fund

Tournament results

References

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